He will act as an assistant to head coach Marinus Dijkhuizen, after the club revealed that they were looking for a host of specialist members of staff in their coaching set-up.

Brentford's Co-Director of Football, Rasmus Ankersen, said: “Flemming has a lot of experience of developing and implementing a football philosophy.

“I admire his passion and his open-mindedness, and I am sure the players will benefit tremendously from his expertise and experience."

Ambition: Rasmus Ankersen is changing the image of the club (Image: Mark D Fuller/Focus Images Ltd)

Pedersen told the club's official website: “My new role at Brentford suits me perfectly. I am committed to working in the long term interest of the club, and I am really looking forward to dedicating all my time to this amazing football club and its exciting vision for the future."

The 52-year-old started coaching in his native Denmark when he was 18 and worked in youth development for more than 10 years, report Get West London.

Future: New head coach Dijkhuizen will work closely with Pedersen (Image: EMPICS Sport)

He was in charge at FC Helsingør, in the Danish third tier, before he turned 30 before working with FC Copenhagen and spent eight years at FC Nordsjælland, taking over as first team coach in 2011.

Flemming moved to German side 1. FSV Mainz 05 in 2014 when Kasper Hjulmand, who he had worked with at FC Nordsjælland, moved to the Bundesliga side before departing earlier this year.